A case of the bleeding virus Marburg has been confirmed in Tanzania, a week after authorities denied there was an outbreak.

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a suspected outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in the Kagera region of ...

The disease is a close cousin of Ebola, causing similar symptoms and spreading in the same way. It can cause death in up to ...

Tanzania's president has announced an outbreak of Marburg virus, an Ebola-like virus, just a week after her health minister ...

The WHO had initially reported on January 14 that Marburg had claimed the lives of eight people in Tanzania's Kagera ... confirmed the presence of the virus, which is similar to Ebola, and is ...

Officials previously questioned whether the deadly disease was indeed present in the African country, which had seen 8 suspected Marburg deaths.

Tanzania’s president says one sample from a remote northern part of the country has tested positive for Marburg disease.

Tanzania has confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus disease after one person tested positive in the Kagera region of the ...

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Tanzania ’s president has confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus disease (MVD), a highly infectious virus like ...

On January 14, The World Health Organisation (WHO) reported a suspected outbreak of Marburg virus had killed eight people in the Kagera region. The Kagera region borders Rwanda, which also ...

Tanzania has confirmed a Marburg outbreak after one sample tested positive, following earlier denials and a prior outbreak in ...